Supreme Court of the United States

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The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
federal court
supreme court
alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of the United States
surface form: SCOTUS
appealsFrom United States courts of appeals
surface form: United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

United States courts of appeals
surface form: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States courts of appeals
state supreme courts
appointmentMethod presidential nomination with Senate confirmation
authorizedBy United States Constitution
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of the United States federal government
building Supreme Court Building
buildingLocation One First Street NE, Washington, D.C.
chiefJudgeTitle Chief Justice of the United States
composition one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices
coordinates 38.8906°N 77.0044°W
country United States of America
createdBy Judiciary Act of 1789
currentChiefJudge Chief Justice of the United States
surface form: John G. Roberts Jr.
currentChiefJudgeStartDate 2005-09-29
dateEstablished 1789-03-04
decides cases and controversies arising under federal statutes
cases and controversies arising under the Constitution
cases and controversies arising under treaties of the United States
establishedBy United States Constitution
surface form: Article III of the United States Constitution
hasOriginalJurisdictionOver cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls
controversies in which a state is a party
hasPower judicial review of acts of Congress
judicial review of executive actions
judicial review of state laws for federal constitutional compliance
jurisdiction United States Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the United States

federal law of the United States
language English
legalSystem common law
location Washington, D.C.
notableCase Brown v. Board of Education
Bush v. Gore
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Marbury v. Madison
Obergefell v. Hodges
Roe v. Wade
United States v. Nixon
numberOfPositions 9
publishes United States Reports
role final arbiter of constitutional law
final arbiter of federal law
highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States
seat Washington, D.C.
termLength life tenure during good behavior

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United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
Mary Doe legalCaseCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure promulgatedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure periodicallyAmendedBy Supreme Court of the United States
CAAF mayBeReviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
AOUSC worksWith Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Rules Enabling Act authorizes Supreme Court of the United States
Washington, D.C. (administrative base via the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) hostsInstitution Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Washington, D.C.
Article II – Judicial Notice adoptedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Article III – Presumptions in Civil Cases interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits promulgatedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Article X – Contents of Writings, Recordings, and Photographs promulgatedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Article XI – Miscellaneous Rules isInterpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
Arthur J. Goldberg workedFor Supreme Court of the United States
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court (indirectly, via CAAF)
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
CA9 appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
State v. Cantwell, 126 Conn. 1, 8 A.2d 533 (1939) reviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: United States Supreme Court
Newton Cantwell court Supreme Court of the United States
subject surface form: Cantwell v. Connecticut
Grovey v. Townsend court Supreme Court of the United States
Murdock v. Pennsylvania court Supreme Court of the United States
Rhode Island Supreme Court appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
this entity surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
Boynton v. Virginia jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation decidingCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Morgan v. Virginia court Supreme Court of the United States
Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council court Supreme Court of the United States
Stanley Forman Reed memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC court Supreme Court of the United States
Alfred Leo Smith jurisdictionOfCase Supreme Court of the United States
Henry Wheaton employer Supreme Court of the United States
Cohens v. Virginia hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
Dartmouth College v. Woodward hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Clarendon County school board relevantCourt Supreme Court of the United States
Standard Oil dissolutionBy Supreme Court of the United States
CA7 higherCourt Supreme Court of the United States
91-902 court Supreme Court of the United States
Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States
The Role of the Supreme Court in American Government mainSubject Supreme Court of the United States
Alabama courts subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States
Tucker Act jurisdiction interpretedBy Supreme Court of the United States